DOWSE

v. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.

2.
v.

To beat or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

3.
v.

To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc. Adams had the reputation of having dowsed successfully for more than a hundred wells. Eng. Cyc.

4.
n.

A blow on the face. [Low] Colman.

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